In the back, from left to right: Clay, Raimundo, Kimiko, Master Fung, Omi and Dojo, little different then how you remember them. Front and center: New character Boris Antonio Rolf Jean-Pierre Gaulle LeGrand IV, aka ‘Ping-Pong.’

Revival title of Xiaolin Showdown that premiered in August of 2013. Unlike the WB produced predecessor, this series is a collaboration from Canadian and French companies, ActionFliks Media Corp and Genao Productions and aired on Disney XD.

It also aired on the international feeds of Cartoon Network. In this case, it premiered in the United Kingdom, Japan, Turkey and the rest of Asia in March 2014. Latin America and the Nordic countries aired the show in May, while the Netherlands, Russia, Poland and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe did the same in June.

Picking up some time after the original series, things seem peaceful for the monks and they even have a new recruit named Ping Pong. However trouble literally comes to their doorstep when a new Heylin warrior sent by Chase winds up getting most of their acquired Shen Gong Wu in his possession. Back to square one and with no Master Fung to aid them (initially), the five Dragon Warriors sent out on a journey to find any Shen Gong Wu that has yet to be collected while fending off attacks from the Heylin side and hopefully reclaiming the Wu that was lost.

The series concluded in 2015, despite the announcement of a second season. In a published newsletter [1], the creator stated that Xiaolin Chronicles will be a stand alone series, and the franchise will continue in a new format similar to the original series.

This series contains examples of:

Adaptational Villainy: Tubbimura's Chihuahua, Muffin Face, was a regular dog in the original show. Assuming the Chihuahua shown is the same dog, he seems to be more aggressive and tags along with Jack's evil crew.

Considering that the show has changed many important details (How Wuya was banished, Raimundo not being leader or it being mentioned, the names of the Shen Gong Wu, characterization being reverted back to earlier seasons, and the renaming and recreation of the Ying-Yang World), it seems to be heading in this direction.

As of the finale, it's pretty much confirmed that the show is in an alternate continuity, due to having a completely different backstory for Chase, different origins for the Shen Gong Wu as a whole, and Master Monk Guan's status in the show, which ties into the new Shen Gong Wu origin.

Big Bad Ensemble: Chase and Wuya both work separately in order to gain more power, having respectively Shadow and Jack Spicer as The Dragon. Chase's choice turns out pretty well so far, Wuya's... Not much.

And now there's something up with Salvador Cuomo, whom both seem to have vested interests in for some reason.

Carrying over from the previous series, Raimundo. Saving Clay's hat, dragging a woozy Kimiko from the swamp, pulling Omi out of the fire...

Kimiko is a female version towards Ping Pong, most evident when she's the only one who decides to investigate his claim of a "scary shadow woman" during their quest for the Shroud of Monster Camo.

Breather Episode: Episode 4 is almost all comedy, the plan to stop Jack boils down to "let him screw up on his own" and the Mac Guffins are happy bouncing golden bunnies.

Broad Strokes: Chronicles seems to take place after Season 3 of the original show, albeit everyone is a Shoku warrior, but certain details seem to have been changed (the explanation of what Wuya was imprisoned in, Shen Gong Wu being renamed, the characters lacking Wu that they had in the first series, and the Dragons lacking the Wudai Weapons, for example). Chase Young also goes back to being an enigmatic observer as opposed to being as active as he was in Season 3.

Butterfly Effect: Chase's plan in episode 6: Release an ancient magical shrimp which can delete entire species via zapping them out of existence, then watch the domino effect at work. He even calls it a "domino effect".

Ret Gone: and by zapping them out of existence, we mean making it so they NEVER existed, and the butterfly effect is nature reshaping to accommodate that.

Call-Back: One to the original series: Jack retained his figure skating skills and uses them to beat Omi.

In order to teach An Aesop, the monks treat Dojo like a servant only in Planet Of The Dragons. Every other episode has them being very understanding (such as using Shen Gong Wu to travel when Dojo upset about Master Fung leaving and is unable to fly.)

Heal Me pulls a similar stunt, except it is only limited to Omi in this case.

Continuity Reboot: Seems to be this along with Broad Strokes and Time Skip, as the Shen Gong Wu being gathered are Wu the characters had in the original series (albeit renamed), character relations seem back to square one, ignoring most of Season 3 in favor of Season 1 and 2's status quo, along with some characters seeming quite different (Chase Young is perhaps even more of a Card-Carrying Villain than in the original show, even having a new backstory).

Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Coupled with a Call-Back. In episode 4 Jack needed money and went with a complex evil scheme. In episode 5 he's using his tech knowledge to earn money on the side, though he takes offense to Wuya saying he's better at being an entrepreneur than being evil.

Demoted to Extra: Katnappe, the Cyclops, and Tubbimura appear in episode 3, but gets one chorus line of dialogue and are taken out rather easily.

Distracted by the Sexy: Most of the teenaged boys reaction to Willow. Kimiko is not impressed, and Willow treats Ping-Pong like a pest.

Downer Beginning: The Three Episode Pilot ends with the Xiaolin Temple destroyed by Chase Young, who plans to spread his influence across the world. Meanwhile, Master Fung leaving them for some enigmatic purpose and the monks forced to fend for themselves as they search for a new place to call home.

Omi's ego has turned Up to 11, being even more so than when he first appeared, and it just gets worse by the episodes.

Foil: Ping-Pong looks to be this for Omi. Whereas Omi boasts quite a lot, has much experience in the field, and has an envy complex, Ping-Pong seems fairly humble, has no experience, and wishes to be as good as his heroes.

Shadow is essentially Chase's daughter. Not only do they keep flirting after this revelation, she outright calls him "yummy" and he declares her a romantic. Hello Parental Incest.

Episode 8 has Jack express disgust after spying on Chase and Shadow communicating face-to-face by hissing. Wuya then immediately tries to do the same with Jack and even follows him into his fancy toilet when he tries to run away, saying, "Ooh la la, what big... hands."note A guy having big hands/feet is a old truism that supposedly indicates that he's well-hung.

Omi asks Clay if a hoedown is "a showdown with hoes."

Hollywood Density: Averted in Episode 4 with the Golden Bunnies made of actual gold. Despite them being able to freely hop around the people who tried to pick them up noticed how heavy they were.

Keet: Ping-Pong. In fact, his hyperactive all-over-the-place demeanor is what earns him his nickname.

Limited Wardrobe: In the original series, the main characters besides Omi wore various street clothes outfits when outside the temple. So far, there is one adventure costume and one temple costume per character.

The Mole: Chase sends Shadow to infiltrate Xiaolin. She succeeds over the course of three episodes.

Mundane Utility: Kimiko can use the Medusa Comb Shen Gong Wu with her fire element to change her hairstyle.

Chase wagers his "good looks" in Episode 3, and is easily defeated by "trainee" Willow after spending most of his time fighting with Jack. The main characters later realize this is the clue that shows that Willow is working with Chase and that the Shen Gong Wu Vault is no longer safe.

Jack giving Dojo a Master Fung doll to cheer him up in honor of all their history. Then it turns out it's bugged with a camera and tracking device.

For a moment Shadow looks upset/confused at the revelation of her past, but then she and Chase go back to flirting.

Race Lift: Wuya. Though she was always of an ambiguous racial background, Chronicles revealed that her new human form is now significantly paler than she originally was.

Fans are unsure if it's to make her appear more Chinese, but it's been the most speculated theory.

Reality Warper: Xiaolin Showdowns were always this, but now they seem to be more of a pocket reality instead of the landscape changing to a competition field. The non-participants used to commentate on the battle, but so far, the showdown focuses solely on the contest.

In Showdown, it's well established that Dashi trapped Wuya in a puzzle box. Chronicles claims he trapped her in a spring. This is even lampshaded by Dojo.

Raimundo was named leader of the team at the end of Showdown as the first Shoku Warrior. At the beginning of this series, he's not the leader (and apparently never was) and everyone is on the same level of training.

In episode 2 Omi refers to a basketball ring as a "wondrous ring device" in a tone that sounds like he's new to it, which is weird given that he befriended basketball player Jermaine in Showdown.

In episode 7 Dr. Tohomiko acts as though he has never met the Monks before, which is certainly strange considering he made a rather prevalent appearance in an episode of Showdown, and his creations appeared several times after that.

Chase's lair is no longer an elegant structure inside a mountain, but more a series of caves. However despite initial appearances his cats are still transformed fallen warriors, as mentioned in episode 10.

According to episode 10, Chase Young and "Monk Guano" (Master Monk Guan) were Dashi's students, rather than his partners. In addition, Omi was not previously aware that Chase had once been good, and Dashi was not surprised that he ended up turning evil.

Episode 11 once again shows the fears of the monks. Whilst Omi and Clay retain their fears of squirrels and grandmother respectively (Albeit making them more like ninjas and gorgons), Kimiko has a fear of a Yandere named Seiko instead of an old doll, and Raimundo now has a fear of clowns instead of jellyfish.

Dojo is able to breathe fire more easily and managed to tie with Chase's fire breath. If not for Shadow's interference, the fire fight between the two could've gone either way.

Le Mime was, for a starter/one-shot villain, decently powerful in the original show, but here in Chronicles, it's a whole other story, his powers are more combat-oriented and don't have the weaknesses they did in the original show. Added to that, he's capable of easily defeating the monks this time around, and if it wasn't for the episode's Shen Gong Wu, he just might have won.

Tron Lines: The outfits the characters wear in the Showdowns glow, usually with lines or the most notable aspect (Omi's dots, Chase's armor spikes, or Jack's goggles, for example).

Truly Single Parent: Chase to Shadow, who was created via magic. She even jokes that calling him "papa" would be weird, despite knowing.

Unflinching Walk: Chase Young pulls off one of these in "The Fall of Xiaolin" - down a collapsing building.

Despite being responsible for Chase Young turning to evil, being built up as the worst the Heylin side had to offer and being the main villain of season 3 of Showdown, the series hasn't seen hide nor hair of Hannibal Roy Bean. Whether he doesn't exist in this continuity or if he'll show up down the line isn't clear.

On the subject of Hannibal, Chase's Start of Darkness in this continuity does seem to have involved some sort of malevolent, phantom-like being that brings Hannibal's armor from the original show to mind, but whether or not it is Hannibal is unknown, as Chase's backstory in Chronicles had him merely use the Lao Mang Long Soup provided by this being to achieve more power after he had already turned to evil.

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